Needle case



(No Model.)

G. W. RHODES.

NEEDLE CASE.

110.301,162. Patented July 1,1884.

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i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,162, dated July .1, 1884.

Application filed November 23, 1883. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORG-n W. RHODES,

' tion, in which- Figure lis a side elevation representingmy improved case with the tape withdrawn and in use, and Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal section.

Like letters and figures of reference lindicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of needlecases4 in which the needles are independently inserted in a tape or holder composed of cloth or other suitable materials; and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, by which a cheaper, simpler, and more effective device of this character is produced than is now in ordinaryT use.

The nature and operation of the improve ment will be readily understood by all conversant with such matters from the following explanation, its extreme simplicity rendering an elaborate description unnecessary.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the case, and B the tape. The body is cylindrical in form, being hollow or bored out longitudinally, as seen at x, and provided with the screw cap or end O, the opposite end,-D, being formed integral with the body. Aspindle, E, passes through a hole in the endl), being provided on the interior of the case with a shoulder or stop, o, to prevent it from being withdrawn, and on the exterior with a rosette or knob, m, by which it may be turned. The

inner end of the spindle terminates in a point, i, and is journaled in a corresponding hole or step, c, formed on the inner side of the cap C. The body A is provided on one of its sides with an elongated slot, f, through which the ribbon passes, the inner cud of the ribbon being attached to the spindle E and its outer` end to the bar Z, the bar being so formed as to nicely fit the slot f and close the same when theribbon is'wound onto the spindle E. The ribbon is marked at intervals along its entire length with'figures or other symbols indicating the size or character' of needles, to enable them to be kept assorted inthe case and readily i'ound when wanted for use. The body of the case is provided with an exterior annular groove, d, and the bar Z with a centrally-arranged projection or pull, e, so that when the ribbon is incased or wound up fully onto the spindle the pull may be easily seized or grasped between the thumb and forefinger,which could not be so readily acconipiished if the groove were olnitted.

Having thus explained my invention ,what I Claim is-a l. The improved needle case herein described, the same consisting of the body A,

`provided with the end D, groove d, and slot y', the cap O, provided with the step a," the spindle lil, having the point t', and provided with theknob m, and the ribbon lB, having its inner end attached to the spindle E and its outer end provided with the bar l', having the pull e, all constructed, combined, and arranged to operate substantially as set forth.

2. In a needle-case, the ribbon B, provided with numbers or symbols to indicate the size of the needles, in combination with the spin* die E and body A, substantially as specified.

3. A needle-case having a ribbon provided with numbers or symbols in which the needles are stuck, a spindle on which the ribbon is wound within the body of the case, a slot through which the ribbon passes into the body of the case, and a bar attached to the outer end of t-he ribbon and adapted to iit and close the slot when the ribbon is wound onto the spindle,l substantially as set forth.

4. In a needle-case, the bar Z, provided with the pull e, in combination with the ribbon B and body A, provided with the groove (Z, substantially as specified.

GEORGE IV. RHODES. IVitnesses:

G. A. SHAW, L. J. Wnrrn. 

